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  1. Rec 58

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    “Hey, Ma,” Minato says, staring straight down into his lap. “If Hoshikawa-kun is coming with us, could you get some flowers? Just ‘cause—because he likes them.”

    Saori tilts her head and her gaze flicks between her son and Yori’s empty bed. “Sure,” she says gently. “I’ll get so many flowers, it’ll look like a garden.”

    After the storm, things carry on.

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  2. Rec 31

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    Lee Sookyung, an unreleased book, and an unwilling recipient.

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  3. Rec 39

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    The Japanese trace the character for man onto their palms and bring it to their lips to alleviate anxiety. The saying behind it—人を飲む, hito wo nomu—translates literally to drink or swallow people but, idiomatically, it means to dominate over others. How strange that the idea of eating a person, a violation of the highest order, can soothe a nervous mind. How telling it is, that every human action and sensibility returns to eating and devouring, to hunger and gluttony.

    Wherein Quanxi faces the aftermath, an old friend, and a feast.

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    23 Jul 2022